Thursday

• The Lansing Lugnuts play Kane County at 6:05 p.m. at Oldsmobile Park, 505 E. Michigan Ave. in Lansing. Tickets are $6.50 for lawn seats, $7.50 for reserved seats, and $8 for box seats. For more information, go to www.lansinglugnuts.com, or call (517)485-4500.

• Join hundreds of students from 7-8 p.m. at Spartan Stadium for “Spartan Spirit,” a fun and spirited welcome event.

• Take a late-night shopping trip and participate in the annual “Midnight Madness” event from 10 p.m. to midnight. Local stores are open late, and many hold sales.

• Spiral Dance Bar in Lansing presents MindWerks Thursday with resident DJ Ric H. Cover charge is $7 for people 18-20 and $5 for 21 and older. For more information, go to www.spiraldancebar.com or call (866) 4SPIRAL.

Friday

• Meadow Brook Music Festival presents “Get Back! The Cast of Beatlemania” at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 for the pavilion and $10 for lawn seats. For information, call (248)377-0100.

• The Lansing Lugnuts play Kane County at 7:05 p.m. at Oldsmobile Park, 505 E. Michigan Ave. in Lansing. Tickets are $6.50 for lawn seats, $7.50 for reserved seats, and $8 for box seats. For more information, go to www.lansinglugnuts.com, or call (517)485-4500.

• The University Activities Board presents the free “U-Fest” from 7-11 p.m. at the Union. Three bands, Mason’s Case, Studiotone and 19 Wheels, will perform, and students can participate in a number of activities, including palm readings, caricature drawings, sumo wrestling, bouncy boxing and free bowling and billiards. Prizes will be drawn.

• Two films will be shown at the Campus Center in Wells Hall. For more information, visit www.uabevents.com.

• The Who and Robert Plant will be at the Palace of Auburn Hills at 7:30 p.m. Tickets range from $59.50 to $165. For more information, go to www.ticketmaster.com or call (248)645-6666.

• Wynonna Judd performs at 8 p.m. at the Clio Amphitheatre in Clio. Tickets range from $36 to $44. For more information, go to www.ticketmaster.com.

• John Tesh performs at 7:30 p.m. at DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston. Tickets range from $17 to $32. For more information, go to www.ticketmaster.com.

Saturday

• The University Activities Board presents its “Super Saturday Night” from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the Campus Center. Students who come to the free event will be able to make wax replicas of their hands, take “Old Tyme Photos,” listen to three different local bands and participate in several inflatable activities, including a bungee run and a Velcro wall. Also, two films will be shown at the Campus Center in Wells Hall.

• The Department of Student Life presents “Party at the Aud,” from 7-10 p.m. at the Auditorium. Various student organizations, from student government to Christian fellowships to athletic clubs, will be present to provide information for interested students.

• Club Paradise, 224 S. Washington Square in Lansing, presents “Sippin’ on Saturday,” an R & B theme night with dress code. For 21-and-older only. For more information, call (517)484-2399.

Sunday

• DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston presents the Sprite Liquid Mix Tour, featuring Jay-Z & The Roc-A-Fella Family and 311 with special guests Hoobastank, N.E.R.D., and Nappy Roots. Tickets cost $48 for the pavilion and $20 for lawn seats. For more information, go to www.dteenergymusictheatre.com.

All weekend

• Riverwalk Theatre, 228 Museum Drive in Lansing, presents “Lonely Planet,” a play by Steven Dietz that reveals friendship and fear in the age of AIDS. Showtimes are 7 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $5 for students with ID. For more information, go to www.riverwalktheatre.com, or call (517)482-5700.